Coan et al v. Dunne et al

  1. August 26, 2024

    Judge Won't Eject Trustee From Irish Developer's $942M Ch. 7

    A Connecticut bankruptcy judge has denied a nearly two-and-a-half-year-old motion to remove a Chapter 7 trustee from an Irish developer's $942 million bankruptcy, saying the developer's appellate losses and a recent U.S. Supreme Court certiorari denial, ultimately favoring the trustee, left the motion finally ripe for a decision.

  2. June 24, 2024

    Justices End Irish Landowner's Fight Against $23M Clawback

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by Irish businessman Sean Dunne and his ex-wife Gayle Killilea to a Chapter 7 trustee's roughly $23 million avoidance action win, leaving intact a Connecticut jury verdict and a Second Circuit rejection of the onetime couple's claims.

  3. October 27, 2023

    2nd Circ. Affirms Irish Developer's €18M Clawback Verdict

    A Second Circuit panel affirmed an €18 million ($19 million) split jury verdict Friday against an Irish real estate developer for improperly transferring tens of millions of dollars of assets to his former spouse during bankruptcy.

  4. July 16, 2021

    Irish Developer's Clawback Case Ends With $23M Judgment

    The former wife of Irish real estate developer Sean Dunne was ordered to pay $23 million in a final judgment to resolve a years-long clawback action against Dunne for improperly transferring tens of millions of dollars of assets to his then-spouse at a time when he was insolvent.

  5. December 14, 2020

    Wife Of Bankrupt Developer Fights Interest In €18M Verdict

    The wife of a bankrupt Irish real estate developer told a Connecticut federal judge on Friday that she does not have to pay interest on the €18 million ($20.2 million) a jury found had been improperly transferred to her by her husband because the jury never considered interest.

  6. June 05, 2019

    Jury Orders €18M Clawback From Real Estate Tycoon's Wife

    A Connecticut federal jury has ordered the wife of an Irish real estate developer to repay more than €18 million ($20.2 million) in assets and cash that her husband fraudulently transferred to her around the time of his bankruptcy, including a €14 million property that changed hands on the same day the bankruptcy papers were filed.